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noun, plural mer·gan·sers, (especially collectively) mer·gan·ser.
any of several fish-eating diving ducks of the subfamily Merginae, having a narrow bill hooked at the tip and serrated at the edges.
Also called fish duck.
Origin:
1745–55; < Neo-Latin, equivalent to Latin merg(us) diver, a kind of water bird + ānser goose
1745–55; < Neo-Latin, equivalent to Latin merg(us) diver, a kind of water bird + ānser goose
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| merganser (mɜːˈɡænsə) | |
| —n , pl -sers, -ser | |
| See also goosander Also called: sawbill any of several typically crested large marine diving ducks of the genus Mergus, having a long slender hooked bill with serrated edges | |
| [C18: from New Latin, from Latin mergus waterfowl, from mergere to plunge + anser goose] | |
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